Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Award Nominations Requested The Beacon Hill Civic Association invites the community to nominate candidates for the 27th Annual Beacon Award. Instituted in 1997 by the BHCA as part of its...
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Swan Boats Return
Workers are seen preparing the Swan Boats for the launch of the upcoming season on Monday, April 8, in the Public Garden. The Swan Boat season kicks off Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m.
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Taking in the Eclipse
Phillips Street resident Rob Whitney took this picture through a Celestron telescope in Newport, VT, whichis close to the Canadian border. “The Baily’s Beads effect is a phenomenon where sunlight...
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WLP Member Alyssa Moore To Run Marathon in Support of Women Experiencing...
Special to Times Alyssa Moore, an integral member of the Direct Care team at Women’s Lunch Place, is gearing up to run the iconic Boston Marathon on Monday. Her mission goes beyond personal...
View ArticleBatten Down the Hatches
The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University has released its annual forecast for the 2024 hurricane season and it is nothing less than frightening, with a prediction that the...
View ArticleConstruction Update
Construction look-ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge through April 27 is as follows: Scheduled Work • Removal of temporary Paul Revere Park abutment • Cofferdam installation Work Hours •...
View ArticleCitywide Community Service Event Love Your Block Set for April 20
Love Your Block is a Citywide community service event comes to the West End on this Saturday, April 20. The Office of Civic Organizing (OCO) invite community members to lead in hosting a neighborhood...
View ArticleBlackstone’s To Host an Evening Artists Event To Fundraise for Women’s Lunch...
Special to Times Join Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill for a Spring Artist Event at Blackstone’s featuring local artists Janice Hayes-Cha and PJ Szufnarowski on Wednesday, April 24, from 5 to 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleWu Files FY25 Budget With Investments To Make Boston a Home for Everyone
Special to the times Mayor Michelle Wu today proposed her third annual operating budget, which builds on the administration’s steady progress to make Boston a home for everyone—where the City’s...
View ArticleMHS Hosts Making History Gala With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Doris Kearns...
On Thursday, June 6, the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) will host its Making History Gala at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. The event will feature renowned presidential historian and...
View ArticleNeighborhood Roundup
West End ‘Love Your Block’ Set for Saturday, April 20 The West End ‘Love Your Block’ (Neighborhood Clean-up) takes place on Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at the Greatest Neighborhood...
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Beacon Award Nominations Requested The Beacon Hill Civic Association invites the community to nominate candidates for the 27th Annual Beacon Award. Instituted in 1997 by the BHCA as part of its...
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Ready to Run
Susan Roache decorated the Duckling Sculpture to celebrate the Boston Marathon and to bring attention to Marathon Daffodils, a non-profit organization started by her friend Diane Valle, that...
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Fabled Antiques Presents ‘Spring Palette’ Exhibition
Special to the Times Fabled Antiques has announced ‘A Spring Palette,’ an art exhibition of floral still lifes and spring landscapes presented in collaboration with its flagship store, New Hampshire...
View ArticleAnti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Must Be Stopped
Both the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the New York–based international Jewish non-governmental organization and advocacy group, and the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the U.S.’s...
View ArticleChange in Marijuana Scheduling Was Long Overdue
The decision by the Biden administration last week to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug came as welcome (though long overdue) news for all Americans who have been...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday May 16, at 5 p.m. Attention: This hearing will only be held virtually and NOT in person. You can participate...
View ArticleUpstairs Downstairs Hosts Fifth Annual Derby Day
Special to Times On Saturday, May 4, for the fifth consecutive year, Upstairs Downstairs hosted its popular Kentucky Derby Game Day. Dozens of happy customers attended resplendent in colorful bonnets...
View ArticlePlanned Closure of Sumner Tunnel This Summer Reduced to One Month
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the schedule for the upcoming full closure of the Sumner Tunnel as its multi-restoration project continues. What was originally...
View ArticleSpirit of Boston Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Story by Marianne Salza Boston Harbor City Cruises’ signature dining vessel, the Spirit of Boston, has returned to Commonwealth Pier, beside the Seaport World Trade Center, after year-long interior...
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